Horse-boot.



` c. B. TUTTLB.

HORSE BOOT.

APPLIoATIoN FILED MAB. 2v, 190i.

1,086,750. Patented-Aug. 27, 1912.

. UNITED sTATEs .PATENT oEEToE.

CHARLES B. TUTTLE, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

HORSE-BOOT.

To aZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known thatI, CHARLES B. TUTTLE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Detroit, inthe county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Boots, of which the following is a specication, reference being had`therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to the construction of a horse boot of the kindgenerally known as a bell-boot, and consists in the construction andarrangement of the parts whereby I am enabled to make a very light boot,which will protect the horse, and which has the greatest iiexibility, soas not to interfere with the free movement of the joint, and which isalso adapted to adjustment to hoofs of Varying size; all as more fullyhereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved boot,showing in dotted lines the hoof of the horse to w ich it is to beapplied; Fig. 2 is a sectional perspective through one side of the boot;Fig. 3 is a plan of the blank from which the particular construction ofboot shown may be made; and Fig. l is a section similar to Fig. 2, of aslightly modified construction.

The boot is made of two casings, the inner casing A and an outer skirtor protective casing B, joined together at or near the top and otherwiseunattached, so that at the rear, at least, where the angular motion ofthe joint takes place, such motion will be permitted with the leastresistance by the sliding of the skirt member over the inner casing.These two members are substantially bell-shaped, and at their meetingedges are preferably adapted to overlap and be clamped upon the hoof byadjustable securing devices, such as the straps C and D, one strap foreach member. These straps I have shown as passing through pockets E, F,in the members; the pocket E being at the lower edge of the innermember, and the pocket F being at a higher point intermediate the outermember and near the top of the boot. The buckle ends ofthe straps Isecure as by stitching,vand t-he other ends I pass through apertures aand b in the two casings, respectively, sufficiently back from theedgeto permit the overlappin referred to without buckling of portions o?the boot.

The bootthus described I preferably make,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Allg. 27, 1912.`

Application filed March 27, 1909.

Serial No. 486,187.

from a single piece of soft, pliable leather, and this I may do bymaking a blank G, as shown in Fig. 3, having the flap o which, when thetwo edges of the boot contact, will form an overlap at the joint;otherwise the blank is rectangular. j

Centrally of the blank I make a series of double pointed apertures eZwhich, in dressmaking parlance, are known as darts, and also, at theedge, I make the V-shaped cuts, e, Ilikewise darts.

The darts Z are pointed at both ends, gradually enlarging, and then arecontracted somewhat near the middle. 'Ihe edges of both sets of thesedarts are drawn together and sewed, and the blank is then folded alongthe lines it, z', lo, the resultant structure being of the bell shapedescribed. The flaps, or inturned end portions, Z, m, are sewed at n, o,to their respective members, and form the pockets described, for thestraps. I also preferably cut the flaps r over the buckles, these flapshaving slits s for the strap ends to pass through after they arebuckled, as shown in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 4L I have shown the construction somewhat modified from thatappearing in Fig. 3, in that the flaps m and Z are omitted from theinitial blank and are formed by separate pieces.

t is the part which takes the place of the flap m, and it may be, andpreferably is, a piece of comparatively rigid leather, curved incross-section to conform to the bell-shape of the inner casing, andstitched at separated points to form a pocket for the strap D in themanner already described. u is a stri which takes the place of the flapZ, and 1s secured to the lower edge of the inner casing and extended upacross the outer face thereof, and stitched at its' upper edge, so as toform the pocket for the strap C. By making these pieces of separateleather, or other material., I may make them heavier than the body ofthe boot, where this is desirable, and not in any way interfere with theexibility desired. v

In use, the device can be opened, applied to the hoof, and adjusted andclamped in position by the straps. The bending down at the upper edge,due to the angular movement of the hoof, will result in bending in theupper edge of the boot, and the sliding of the skirt member over theinner member giving perfect yielding effect, with the least possibleresistance to the joint movement of the horse. I make the boot of lightflexible leather, to give the best results in lightness and flexibility.

While the buckles are usuall)7 applied to.

the front of the hoof, it makes little dierj l upper folded portion offlexible material and ence if the device slips around, as` it isflexible at all points in its circumference;

What I claim is:

l. A boot for horses comprising a single piece of leather on otherleXiblQ nlateria'l` folded upon itself' to form; an inner,` bellshapedeireulareasing, and an outer skirtof complementaryshape, the end aps; atop.-- posite ends. being folded in to form pockets E, F, and securingstrapsv in thepookets.

2.v Abbot-for horses formed fromA a single having a marginal series of:darts, and; e

an intermediate series of darts, the blank 1 being doubled at about themiddle of the inl termediate series of darts, and securing devices. forthe edges of the boot.

3.v A bell-boot for horses, comprising an inner and outer bell-shapedportions4 depending therefrom, the parts of said `folded portion beingfree to slide one upon the other and forming the sole; connectionbetween said belrlrshapedY portions.

ln testimonyv whereof' I ailiX Inysignature presenoe of two Witnesses. Y

CHARLES B. TUTTLE.. Witnesses;

JAMES; I?.` BARRY?, ADEL/mmf Amies.

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